The prayer flag

རླུང་རྟ་

As all the Tibetans are Buddhists, not all are monks. Unlike the monks have plenty times to chant the mantra all the day, the Tibetans have their own way to pray for the Buddha. The smart Tibetans create some special ways to chant the mantra; they use wind and prayer wheels. Tibetans print the mantra on the flags and let the wind flow through it. The wind chant the mantra means when the wind flow through the prayer flag, it means the wind is chanting the mantra for Tibetans. The prayer flag is an essential thing in Tibetans daily life. The Prayer flag in Tibet is a very special flag. It has five different colors, which have different meaning. It even has a certain sequence for the different colors when Tibetans hang the flags.

The sequence on the flag is blue, white, red, green and yellow that informs the change from sky to ground. Blue prayer flag reflects Sky. White prayer flag reflects cloud. Red prayer flag reflects fire. Green prayer flag reflects water. Yellow flag reflects ground.

In Tibet, one can always find the prayer flags, Tibetans hang the flags in everywhere: on the roof, near the lake, in the temple or on the mountains. When I was in Tibet, I also hung a flag on the mountain to pray for my family. 

THE PRYER FLAG

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